Wrightsville Beach town: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Wrightsville Beach town's foreign-born population changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
2.0%
2023
4.6%
Total change
+2.6 pp
% change
+130%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.0% | — |
| 2019 | 2.5% | +0.5 pp (25%) |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -0.1 pp (-4%) |
| 2021 | 4.1% | +1.7 pp (70.8%) |
| 2022 | 4.3% | +0.2 pp (4.9%) |
| 2023 | 4.6% | +0.3 pp (7%) |